Exactly. And ideas don't have to be perfect to be functional. Or at least a good starting point.

I'm deeply cynical in the ancient meaning of the term (and not in the ancient literal meaning of living like a dog): based on long experience, I am convinced that people are largely motivated by their (self-perceived) self-interest. I've met a few people with other motivations, but they're prominent in my memory because of their rarity.

But that doesn't mean I'm checked out: I just know that there's a continuing struggle to counter that pro-nihilist brainwashing.

I dont mind the presence of these articles. I like to be in the know. I like the opportunity to engage in a constructive nuanced discussion that you can no longer find on Reddit, and can be found in abundance on Lemmy.

What effects me most is that, whether honest (human), not (bots) or covert (intelligence agencies), the defeatism, acceptance and obeyance in advance is the fundamental barrier to meaningful change. It catches, it spreads and it demoralises. It is the boot on our collective necks.

We need to be more mindful of spreading our nihilism to each other, unless we're happy being part of the problem. More solutions, more raising each other up, less wallowing.

It's not even just US related subjects though. There was just a post the other day about physical media(photos, dvds, etc.) and I posted a comment detailing pricing out a local NAS so you can backup your shit to it(because physical media can get destroyed) and replies I got were the whole "digital stuff can get destroyed too", "ransomware", "it's about the experiences! you can't have that with digital!", "prices are CRAZY for computer stuff!"(even though I linked products at reasonable prices and people said it isn't that price anymore, CLICK THE LINK DUMBASS!).

And it's all an asinine argument because you can DO BOTH. Have your physical photos AND back them up digitally.

It's all or nothing with some people and it's infuriating. It feels like I'm arguing with children over ice cream flavors. Yeah, chocolate is good, but I prefer strawberry and then it devolves into "CHOCOLATE ONLY FOR EVERYONE!".

What's Canadian for sisu?

Imagine these southerners invade us in the winter lol

They asked someone in the Greenland government how they'd counter a winter invasion: "We won't go out and rescue them."